Title: ID on fish in a LFS
Vip - April 29, 2005 02:26 PM (GMT)
It was green and orange and had very sharp teeth it was about 10" long but i dont know if thats how long they get, it looked like any other fish out there ie: not trigger looking or anything. Can anyone post some names for me please.
Vip - April 29, 2005 02:30 PM (GMT)
come to think of it might of been green and blue in color
Ritsuko Nashida - April 29, 2005 04:47 PM (GMT)
Flat and plate shaped or more like a bass in shape? With no picture I will definitely need a very detailed discription...
I am at work now but will skim through my reference materials when I get home and see if I can come up with some possibilities.
I am kinda thinking Parrot Fish at the moment though, maybe do a search and see if this is a possibility and get back with me on it? If its a Parrot fish they make nice fish and are colorful but not reef safe and most get huge! Ie...as in like 30 inches plus although I am sure there are a few that are a bit smaller in size. It is not reef safe becuase it will bite off, yes bite off coral branches and munch on them spitting out the calcerous material and swallowing the soft fleshy polyps and coral skin. This is one of the ways rubble is created natrually in the ocean in addition to storms and wave action creating rubble and sand.
Salt freak - April 30, 2005 12:30 AM (GMT)
Is it a herbivore carnivore or omnivore is it aggressive?
Ritsuko Nashida - April 30, 2005 04:49 AM (GMT)
With the info given if its not a triggerfish then Parraot Fish is my next best idea Vip. I have poured through dozens of books and that about all I am coming up with...that looks as though it could be a possible match....
Vip - May 1, 2005 12:50 PM (GMT)
Ritsuko Nashida - May 1, 2005 02:03 PM (GMT)
Sturgen...I dont really think so, I have caught a couple of these behemoths on Rod and reel and neither had much in the way of color other than drab gray and white and looked rather prehistoric...maybe there is something out there I havent seen!
Have you checked out the Parrot Fish profile I have done in the folder that was set up? If thats not it you got me stumped and good at that!
Vip - May 1, 2005 02:07 PM (GMT)
cool, i will keep looking around and also check out the parrot fish but! it will wait till tomorrow as i have to get up for work in 5hours! damn fish forums :(
John In Dubai - May 19, 2005 05:10 AM (GMT)
maybe a "harlequin Tusk fish" ???????????
Vip - June 2, 2005 09:46 AM (GMT)
yes thats the one but only it was green!
DannyBoy17 - June 2, 2005 04:29 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Vip @ Jun 2 2005, 04:46 AM) |
| yes thats the one but only it was green! |
A gree Harlequin Tusk? GO BUY IT!
--Dan
Fishy411 - June 25, 2005 03:22 PM (GMT)
So its a 10" long wrasse with very sharp teeth and is blue? Are you sure its not a tang or anything?can you tell us anything more about it like if it swims a lot or not? was it labeled as anything at the store